While Dexter Fowler and Jason Heyward are connected by the offseason maneuvering of the teams the past two years, the Cubs-Cardinals rivalry hasn't become a Fowler-Heyward rivalry.
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At age 20, Michael Kopech is the complete Noah Syndergaard starter kit. He's a few inches shorter than his fellow Texan at 6-foot-3, but attacks hitters in similar fashion, with his long, blond hair flying in the wake of his delivery.
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After hemming and hawing about the need to rebuild since Chris Sale's rookie season, the White Sox finally called in a wrecking ball on Tuesday. The deal, sending Sale to the Red Sox for Yoan Moncada, Michael Kopech and two other prospects signals an overdue change in philosophy for the ownership group and front office, and it probably won't be the last trade that Rick Hahn and Ken Williams make at the Winter Meetings.
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Joe Torre has vivid memories of a sinking feeling after the United States team he managed lost back-to-back games in the 2013 World Baseball Classic, falling short of a trip to the championship round. He's working to help the next Team USA manager, Jim Leyland, get a ride all the way to the finals next March.
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Neal Huntington is open to trading Andrew McCutchen. That doesn't mean he's abandoning hopes of the Pirates returning to the postseason next season. These issues are not mutually exclusive.
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It's not too soon to see what the top of the 2014 Draft -- when the Mariners made the conventional choice with the sixth overall pick and selected Alex Jackson, a widely praised high school catcher with the ability to hit -- says about how the game is changing. It also reveals a little bit about how Theo Epstein put together his World Series champions.
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Is this the start of a Cubs dynasty? Not if the Cardinals can prevent it. Given how a young team ran away from the competition in the National League Central last season, it sure looks like the Cubs could be on top for years. But don't forget who they have to beat en route to hanging up more banners at Wrigley Field. Here's a five-step plan to put St. Louis back on top:
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Every pitcher would love to be like Clayton Kershaw or Chris Sale. But let's get real. Even many Cy Young Award winners need years and years of work to reach their potential, refining their mechanics and muscle memory to the point that they can hit the catcher's mitt repeatedly with fastballs and rarely leave their other pitches in the middle of the strike zone.
More»Scherzer, Porcello take home Cy Young Awards

Will the White Sox really trade Chris Sale? That's a question only the Sox can answer, and all they've continued to say is they're open for business. Several teams are publicly pursuing him, while others work without announcing their intentions. Here's the short list of his most likely landing spots.
More»Merkin on potential Sale trade as part of Sox rebuild

The W flag is everywhere you look in Chicago these days -- pasted onto the windows of high-rise buildings or flying from the antennas of cars. The symbol itself is in broader circulation, adorning baseball caps or the knit stocking caps that will be worn through the winter.
More»Muskat discusses Cubs fans celebrating 2016 WS title

In one of the tightest votes in history, Red Sox 22-game winner Rick Porcello won the American League Cy Young Award on Wednesday night, while Max Scherzer was selected as the National League Cy Young Award winner by the Baseball Writers' Association of America.
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In what was a good season for many pitchers already considered elite, as well as a break-through campaign for at least a few who started 2016 toward the back of their team's rotations, there's no consensus on what is going to happen when the Cy Young Awards are announced.
More»Lester, Hendricks, Scherzer finalists for NL Cy Young

Baseball seasons begins in April, not August, and voters from the Baseball Writers' Association of America honored the sustained contributions of Tigers right-hander Michael Fulmer and Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager in electing them as winners of the Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Awards.
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